Unsolved Murders

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance in closing these open cases. If you have any information regarding the missing persons or homicide victims on this website, please contact the Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at 727-582-2807 or by email at mwroe@pcsonet.com

Image Name Date Last Seen Location Last Seen Case Number
GREGORY ANTONIO WILLIAMS II 11/23/2012 12078 134th Place N., Largo, FL SO12-448518
Williams was murdered at approximately 10:15 p.m. on the evening of November 23, 2012. Williams was attending a large birthday party at 12078 134th Place N., Largo. Williams was standing in a large group in the driveway, He was transported to Largo Medical Center where he died from the gunshot wound.
ALMONZO MARSHALL 06/14/2009 15448 Waverly Street, Apt. 2, Clearwater, Fl SO09-135779
Almonzo Marshall was shot inside a white Dodge Avenger somewhere in the area of south St. Petersburg at approximately 10:00 p.m. on June 14, 2009. Marshall was then transported to the Highpoint area in Clearwater where he was dumped out of the car by a family member and friend. It is believed the victim and his associates were attempting to engage in some type of criminal activity at the time Marshall was shot.
KYLE ELLIS 09/06/2008 8191 46th Ave North, St. Petersburg, Fl “DAT’S RIGHT AUDIO” 08-237475
On September 6, 2008 at approximately 0100 hours, armed subjects entered the "Dat’s Right Audio" store while both Cabretti Wheeler and Kyle Ellis were inside the business. Upon entering the business the suspects shot both Ellis and Wheeler numerous times. Both Ellis and Wheeler died on scene. One suspect has been indicted for their murder, however at least one other suspect remains at large. The suspect charged is identified as, Jerry Tyrone Jones, B/M 02/28/89.
CABRETTI WHEELER 09/06/2008 8191 46th Ave North, St. Petersburg, Fl “DAT’S RIGHT AUDIO” 08-237475
On September 6, 2008 at approximately 0100 hours, armed subjects entered the "Dat’s Right Audio" Store while both Cabretti Wheeler and Kyle Ellis were inside the business. Upon entering the business the suspects shot both Ellis and Wheeler numerous times. Both Ellis and Wheeler died on scene. One suspect has been indicted for their murder, however at least one other suspect remains at large. The suspect charged is identified as, Jerry Tyrone Jones, B/M 02/28/89.
FLAVIO SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ 06/10/2008 13937 85TH Terrace North, Seminole, Fl SO08-157026
Flavio Sanchez Hernandez was shot and killed by (3) Hispanic males who were all wearing masks. Hernandez was living at a residence that had multiple residents who worked at the same location. The suspects forced their way into the residence and searched for Hernandez, who was shot several times once he was located. It is believed that Hernandez knew his attackers as he had previously told a co-habitant, "They know where I live."
CYNTHIA SHAUMAN 02/28/2003 18840 Gulf Blvd., Apt 4, Indian Shores, Fl 03-48013
The victim lived alone in a second story condo and sold jewelry from a large safe. The suspect attempted to break into the safe over a time frame of several hours. There was no forced entry into the apartment.
MARCO SAVALAS WATERS 02/26/2001 5401 Colfax Street, Clearwater, Fl 01-42278
Waters was murdered at approximately 9:55 PM on the evening of February 26, 2001. He was sitting outside his sister's apartment when two masked men approached him from behind the building. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun. The suspects stole Waters' wallet and a large amount of cash received from a recent tax refund. During the struggle Waters was shot and killed. Both suspects are black males believed to be in their late teens to mid-twenties. Suspect #1 is described as being approximately 5’ 10” tall with a stocky build. Suspect #2 is approximately 5’ 10” tall with a thin build.
FRANCISCO JAVIER GARCIA-ALMEIDA 04/18/1998 727 Wyatt Street, Largo, Fl 98-82603
The victim died as a result of a fire at his home. The house was deliberately set on fire and the fire was ruled an arson. There are no suspects.
ARLENE F. GUYTON 07/17/1997 500 129th Avenue, Madeira Beach, Fl 97-158907
Guyton was found murdered at approximately 09:15 AM on the morning of July 17, 1997 in her apartment. She lived alone and robbery appears to be the motive for the attack. Two white male suspects believed to be in their mid-twenties to mid-thirties were seen around the apartment at approximately 03:00 AM on July 17, 1997. Both suspects had what appeared to be shoulder length dark hair and were approximately 6 feet tall.
GARY NOORDHOEK 06/28/1996 8780 126th Avenue North, Largo, Fl 96-143783
Noordhoek was found shot to death at approximately 09:45 AM on the morning of June 28, 1996 in a storage unit he kept as an apartment. He was last seen alive at a Tampa restaurant with friends on June 25, 1996 at approximately 10:00 PM. His car was found parked at 6080 126 Ave N, Largo, approximately one mile from the storage unit on June 26, 1996 at approximately 07:30 AM.
LYNETTE CAMPBELL 06/15/1996 Anclote River, North of Alt. 19, Tarpon Springs, Fl 96-133604
Campbell was last seen on 05-31-1996 at the Bridge Lounge in Tarpon Springs very near where her body was located. She was seen with the suspect described below. Campbell's car was seen at 0200 hours on 06-01-1996 near where her body was found. Her vehicle was found several days before the body, ransacked and vandalized in a wooded area approximately 1 mile from the body recovery site. Her badly decomposed body was found in the river near the bridge. The suspect is a white male, 30, dark complexion, dark pants, white button down shirt.
DAWN DORENE DEBINDER 09/17/1992 North Gandy Beach, Gandy Blvd., St. Petersburg, Fl 92-160912
Debinder was found murdered at approximately 02:15 PM on September 17, 1992 in the water off the North Gandy Beach on Gandy Blvd. Her nude body was found placed inside a broken piece of cement drainage pipe at the water's edge. She frequented the areas of 4th St N and 9th St N in St. Petersburg. She was last seen alive on September 15, 1992 at approximately 05:00 PM.
RICHARD GARY SMITH AND SALLY STOTZER SMITH 09/04/1989 2343 Drew Street, Clearwater, Fl 89-118359
Richard and Sally Smith were found murdered at approximately 08:45 PM on September 04, 1989 in their home. Family members found the bodies after no one had heard from them in several days. They were last seen alive on August 31, 1989 by relatives and co-workers.
JOHN DOE 10/29/1988 10/29/1988 88-145607
The victim was found shot to death and floating in the Gulf of Mexico on October 29, 1988. The victim had a chain and weights wrapped around his neck. A fisherman, who first observed the badly decomposed body, towed him to shore. It is estimated the body was in the water between 2 and 7 days. The victim is a white male, with an estimated age between 35-45 years old. He is 6’3” tall and weighs 200 pounds. He has black hair that is starting to gray, the eye color could not be determined. There were no scars, marks, or tattoos noted. The victim was wearing a pair of black swim trunks with green stripes. He had a white t-shirt tangled in the chain. The logo on the tee shirt reads “Ocean View Club, For Kids Only.” A forensic artist made a clay model of the victim’s face and head. This model depicts what the victim may have looked like.
JUNE ACKER MOBLEY 02/07/1988 225 Laughing Gull Lane, Palm Harbor, Fl 88-16471
Mrs. Mobley was found murdered at approximately 06:45 PM on February 7, 1988 in the garage of her home. At the time of her murder, Mrs. Mobley lived alone and was in the middle of divorce proceedings.
ELEANOR SWIFT 02/13/1987 7801 Ridge Road, Seminole, Fl 87-17190
This case is related to the murder of Opal Weil. Case #87-15546.
CLAUDETTE LACASSE 08/09/1985 13533 San Rafael Drive, Largo, Fl 85-85680
The victim was found deceased in her home. There was evidence of a struggle throughout the house. There was no forced entry into the house. There are no suspects.
SHIRLEY BADGER TRENNER 08/03/1985 3178 US HWY 19 North, Palm Harbor, Fl “LEARN-A-BIT ABOUT COMPUTERS” 85-79978
The victim was working alone at the business and preparing to open the store at 1000 hours. There was evidence of a struggle. Her vehicle was stolen and recovered on the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater. The suspect description is from a witness who saw a strange subject near the store prior to it opening. The suspect is a white male, mid 20's, 5' 10" to 6', 170 lbs., dark hair, orange t-shirt and blue jeans.
JOHN OLIVER BRIEGEL 12/08/1984 5101 Seminole Blvd., Lot 10, Seminole, Fl – Tropical Oak Mobile Home Park 84-119375
The victim was last seen alive on 12-06-1984. It is believed the supsect befriended the victim and was living with him. The victim's stolen car and credit cards were never recovered. The cards were used extensively between Ft. Lauderdale, FL and the Dayton, Ohio area from the date of the murder until January 1985. Suspects: #1) W/M, 35-40, 6', 200 lbs., dark wavy hair, full beard, glasses. #2) W/M, 25-30, 5'6", 160 lbs., black/dark brown curly hair, clean-shaven. Vehicle: 1983 Cadillac, 2 door, white, FL tag #FEN220 VIN # 1G6AD4787D9233695. Suspect #1's description was obtained from the Springfield, OH Police Department on 12-10-1984 at a Holiday Inn where the credit card was used. Suspect #2's description was obtained from the Montgomery County Ohio Sheriff's Office when the suspect tried to sell the victim's car on 12-11-1984.
ROSE HANEY 10/08/1983 Wooded area near Fairfield Avenue and State Street in Oldsmar, Fl 83-105504
The victim was reported as a runaway on 10-04-1983. Her decomposed body was found at the above location.
GINETTE CARON KURTZ 07/26/1983 113 145TH Avenue, Apt. 5, Madeira Beach, Fl 83-78404
The victim was found murdered in her apartment. This case was received from the Madeira Beach Police Department.
KARL CONRAD HINES 05/16/1982 Southside of Gandy Beach, Gandy Blvd., St. Petersburg, Fl 82-50453
The victim was found on his back on the beach. His fishing gear was scattered as if a struggle had taken place. Robbery does not appear to be the motive.
JACK LACHOW 03/13/1981 3/10 of a mile northeast of 115th Avenue North 81-23296
Jack Lachow was found buried in a shallow grave. The left eye is artificial glass. The date of death was estimated between 3-7 days earlier.
LORNA MAY BAILEY 02/28/1981 Cross Bayou Canal off of Burning Tree Drive and Park Street, Seminole, Fl 81-18936
The victim was last seen alive between 1900-1930 hours on 02-19-1981 at the Lake Seminole Hospital. She was most probably abducted from the parking lot of the hospital. She was not reported missing until 02-21-1981. Her car was found in the hospital parking lot. It is unclear if her car was used in the abduction. The badly decomposed body was found at the above location 3 to 4 miles from the hospital. There are no suspects.
STEVEN J. CLANCY 02/21/1981 Tampa Bay – 200 Yards South of Gandy Bridge, St. Petersburg, Fl 81-16493
The victim was found floating in the bay with weights tied to his legs.
CYNTHIA MARIE CLEMENTS 10/14/1980 Wooded area ¼ mile south of Belcher Road and Bryan Dairy Road, Pinellas Park, Fl 80-97799
The victim was reported missing from her job at the Lil’ General Store, 6185 54th Avenue North in St. Petersburg on 09-01-1980. She was working from 2300 to 0700 hours and was last seen at 0420 hours by the paper man. She was reported missing at 0520 hours. The body was found approximately 4 miles away. There are no suspects.
SCOTT SHERMAN SMITH 05/18/1980 7300 71st Avenue North, Pinellas Park, Fl 80-46425
The victim was murdered in the living room. The victim was dealing drugs and his murder was most probably the result of a drug "rip-off."
GERTRUDE TROHN 07/16/1979 2035 Phillippe Parkway, Apt. 180, Safety Harbor, Fl “Phillippe Landing Apartments” 79-46057
The victim and her granddaughter had been sleeping in the same bed. The granddaughter claims she was awakened by a noise. When she got up to investigate, an unknown subject hit her in the mouth. She claims to have been knocked out and when she got up she found the victim dead. There was no forced entry into the apartment. Robbery appears to be a possible motive.
MICHAEL CONROY SPANDO 12/21/1978 28th Street North, 2/10th’s of a mile north of Frontage Road, St. Petersburg, Fl 78-76320
The victim was found shot to death in a wooded area. The victim was last seen leaving Smitty's Pub at 66th Street and 70th Avenue North in Pinellas Park at approximately 0100 hours. There are no suspects. Robbery appears to the motive.
BARBARA JEAN LUCAS 09/20/1978 4th Street North, North of I-275 in Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Fl 78-55317
The victim was found dead in Tampa Bay three days after the arson at Cherry's Tap Room in St. Petersburg. The victim may have been murdered because her willingness to talk to investigators about the arson.
EDWIN HOY, JR. 08/28/1978 Southeast Corner of 33rd Street North and 56th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Fl 78-50722
The victim was shot while standing outside his car. The victim was in possession of illegal drugs. It appears the victim was shot during a drug deal. There are no suspects.
MOLLIE NEWELL 09/29/1977 Gandy Beach in Pinellas County, Florida 77-72849
Mollie Newell was discovered deceased on Gandy Beach on the north side of the roadway near the WSUN radio tower. Newell was shot once in the head and was only partially clothed.
ANDREW JACKSON POE 07/30/1974 Lake South of 6350 49th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Fl 74-26520
The victim was a cab driver who was reported missing on 07-27-1974 to the Clearwater Police. The victim's body was found in the trunk of his cab that was submerged in the lake. There are no suspects.
ESTHER JAY COCHRAN 05/31/1973 3901 46TH Avenue North, Lot 15, St. Petersburg, Fl – “Olie’s Trailer Park” 73-16236
The victim was found murdered on her couch in the living room of her mobile home. This case is related to Pinellas Park P.D. case 73-47774 that occurred on 06-16-1973 and case 73-47905 that occurred on 06-22-1973. A black male was listed as a suspect in both of those cases.
JANE DOE 1972 04/25/1972 Beach Front between 620 and 640 Gulf Blvd., Belleair Beach, Florida 72-10045
On Tuesday, April 25, 1972 a deceased female was found about 6:30 a.m. by a 15 year old boy surfing near Seventh Street in Belleair Shores. The female was decapitated and nude. The body had approximately 10-12 pounds of weights tied around it. The autopsy revealed no identifiable scars or tattoos. The head was never recovered. In 2021, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office sought the services of Parabon NanoLabs (Parabon), a DNA technology company in Virginia that specializes in advanced DNA analysis services. One of the services used in this case was DNA phenotyping : the process of predicting physical appearance and ancestry from unidentified DNA evidence. Law enforcement agencies use the company’s Snapshot ® DNA Phenotyping Service (Snapshot) to generate leads in this criminal investigation. Using DNA evidence from this investigation, Parabon produced trait predictions for the associated person of interest (POI). Individual predictions were made for the subject’s ancestry, eye color, hair color, skin color, freckling, and face shape. By combining these attributes of appearance, a Snapshot composite was produced depicting what the POI may have looked like at 25 years old and 45 years old with an average body-mass index (BMI) of 22. These default values were used because age and BMI cannot be determined from DNA. It is important to note that Snapshot composites are scientific approximations of appearance based on DNA, and are not likely to be exact replicas of appearance. Environmental factors such as smoking, drinking, diet, and other non-environmental factors — e.g., facial hair, hairstyle, scars, etc. — cannot be predicted by DNA analysis and may cause further variation between the subject’s predicted and actual appearances.
RUTH MILLER WARE 08/18/1969 400 Alt. 19, Palm Harbor, Fl – “Little King Food Store” 69-5326
The victim was killed while working at the store. This case is related to Robbery case #69-5325 that occurred 20 minutes earlier and 2 miles south of the murder scene. The suspect and vehicle descriptions were obtained from witnesses at the first robbery. The female acted as a lookout for the male suspect. SUSPECTS: (1) W/M, 25-35, 5'6", 150-160 lbs., stock build, ruddy complexion. Beige rain hat, yellow dress shirt. (2) W/F, 25-30, 5'2"-5'4", 130 lbs., brown hair. VEHICLE: 1968 Pontiac LeMans/Tempest, dark green. Front tag with picture of a rabbit and initials "PG". Rear tag yellow and orange.
JANE DOE 1961 03/04/1961 Old Tampa Bay, North of the Courtney Campbell Causeway, Safety Harbor, Fl 61-7001
Jane Doe was found deceased in the water of Old Tampa Bay, north of the Courtney Campbell Causeway, east of Safety Harbor on March 4, 1961. The decedent is a white female, approximate age 35 to 55, 5'3" to 5'5", 115 to 130 pounds, brown hair, unknown color eyes. The ears were not pierced. She had an appendix scar on the abdomen and a second scar on her pelvic region from a previous surgery. She was wearing a dark green, one-piece bathing suit and a white metal bracelet on each wrist. She wore upper dentures with a partial lower plate and only had (7) remaining teeth. A cinder block had been tied to her right foot. The picture was drawn in 1961 and released to attempt to properly identify her.
HENRY SHELTON 02/18/1955 Shelton’s Slaughterhouse, east end of 82nd Avenue North at 28th Street North, Pinellas Park, Fl 55-352
The victim was found face up in his yard and had been shot. The probable motive was robbery or collection of unpaid gambling debts.
 

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